Keep kids interested in poetry with themes that every kid loves: summer and vacation! Both themes are explored in Tabstart’s Summer Poems for Kids page. You will find a number of fabulous resources for poems about warm weather, adventure, and carefree fun that kids will thoroughly enjoy as they relish their freedom from the classroom.

Summer Poems for Kids

Collection of Summer Poems for Kids
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The Apples for the Teacher website has an outstanding collection of summer poetry from famous poets and authors. You can peruse verse here from Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and others.

"Dreaming of Summer" by Kenn Nesbitt
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Poetry4Kids.com offers the fun summer poem “Dreaming of Summer” by Kenn Nesbitt. This poem is about a child who is yearning for summertime as he shovels snow on the sidewalk.

Summer Poems, Rhymes, and Songs for Kids
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The DLTK website has a terrific compilation of summer poems and songs for younger and older children. Each poem and song iis accompanied by a crafts or coloring page.

Summer Poems and Summer Quotes for Kids
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This source, Spritzels.com, has a collection of old and new poems about summertime. This resource can help your children incorporate poetry and learning into their fun in the sun.

"What I Did on My Summer Vacation" by Bruce Lansky
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Sometimes it can be difficult to encourage students to become interested in poetry. That won’t be a problem with this book by Bruce Lansky. Students are sure to love this book of entertaining poetry about summer vacation. The full title of the book is What I Did on Summer Vacation: 40 Funny Poems about Summer Adventures and Misadventures.

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Summer Vacation Poetry for Kids

"Vacation Frustration" by Kenn Nesbitt
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This is a funny poem written by Kenn Nesbitt at the Poetry4Kids.com. This poem appears in his poetry book, The Aliens Have Landed at Our School. The poem is about a family who becomes completely exhausted after all their world travels.

Summer Vacation at the Beach Collection of Poetry for Kids
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In this blog post in the Poetry for Children blog, the author reviews the children's poetry book, Vacation; We're Going to the Ocean, by David L. Harrison. The blogger offers a positive review of the book and shares one of its poems.

"Summer Vacation Rules" by Angela
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The PBS television show Zoom posted this summer vacation poem from a nine year old girl named Angela. The poet talks about how much she enjoys summer vacation.